News from the Sixth Form
Sprint to the Finish It has been a busy term indeed. Sixth Formers had a second set of Pre Public Examinations at the end of February. The results are very promising for the vast majority of our students, many of whom have now secured offers with the elite Russell group universities, including two for Medicine. They do have to remember that these are only offers and that real places still depend on final results. This last ‘Sprint to the finish’ will be ‘make or break’ for both the year 12 and 13. It is vital that they spend much of the Easter break revising hard. AS exams start on 16th May. A Level exams start on 6th June. We recommend that students spend a minimum of 15 hours a week on each subject over the Easter break. One of the most effective revision techniques at this stage is the completion of past papers in timed conditions. Parents and Guardians could help by setting up a space and time for these to be done. For the past two years we have been running a very successful Sixth Form Work Experience programme. Last year we had students placed in a wide range of industries including Law firms, Medical Practises, Retail, Dentists and Financial Services. Noreen Heese, one of our Russell Group students who spent a week with the Commercial Law firm Nabarro said of her experience “I have learnt invaluable life lessons that will aid me in my academic/non academic pursuits and I had a great time doing it! This experience has confirmed that law is for me.” This year work experience runs from the 4th to the 15th July.
In January, the Mark Evison foundation visited the Sixth Form www.markevisonfoundation.org. Established in 2009 to promote the personal, social and physical development of young people they offer one off grants of up to £500 for students who can put together a bid to engage in an activity that will lead to transformational change; “a change that will make a real and lasting change to who they are”. Last year two of our students, sisters Adaobi and Onyekachi Akabuike were awarded a grant and used the money to fund a cycling challenge which saw them ride from London to Newcastle. This year two groups have been awarded grants. One is planning a hiking adventure in the Scottish Highlands whilst the other is organising a local talent event. We will of course keep you informed of their progress and report on their adventures in the Autumn newsletter. As you can see we have been busy, but once again I want to reiterate that we are now beginning the ‘Sprint to the Finish’ and all our students need to keep clearly focused on the main goal which is to achieve their full potential in their summer exams. All other distractions should now go on hold. Where possible Students with part time jobs should reduce hours or stop completely and Social Lives should also take a back seat if any at all. Our students have been working incredibly hard and I wish them all the very best in their examinations. I look forward to seeing many very happy faces on results day in August. Mr Doyle Director of Sixth
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